WACONIA FIRE DEPARTMENT 2015 ANNUAL REPORT In 2015, the Waconia Fire Department was staffed by 31 Volunteer/Paid-on-Call members who proudly serve the communities of Waconia, Laketown Township, Waconia Township and our Mutual Aid Partners. The Department responds to a variety of situations and to any request for assistance from the public. Our goal is to manage each and every incident to the best of our capabilities with available resources to minimize injuries, loss of life and property loss. Waconia firefighters respond to all emergencies when summoned, providing unbiased care and respect for the victims. When there is loss of life, personal injury or property loss, our sympathy is sincerely extended to those who have been affected by that tragedy.
WACONIA FIREFIGHTERS 2015 Mark Morse Chief DOE 4/1992 Brandon Kolesar Assistant Chief 2 - DOE 5/1996 Jeffrey Hillstrom Assistant Chief 3 - DOE 9/2009 Randall Sorensen Lt. 1 - DOE 8/1975 Relief Secretary Past Chief Adam Weiland - DOE 7/1992 Douglas Rolf DOE 11/1994 Relief Association President 2
Kristopher Genske - DOE 5/1994 Jeffrey Borg DOE 5/1996 Relief Association Treasurer James Eggers DOE 8/1999 Relief Association Vice President Michael Dressel Captain 2 DOE 1/2000 Thomas Martino - DOE 8/2000 Justin Sorensen Captain 3 - DOE 6/2005 3
Aaron Sorensen Captain 1 - DOE 8/2005 Brian Eggers - DOE 9/2006 Nicholas Sweeney - DOE 9/2006 Ethan Weiland DOE 9/2006 David Shaw DOE 4/2007 Drew Gulden Captain 4 DOE 7-2007 4
David Marquardt Lieutenant 3 DOE 4/2008 Dusty Olson DOE 1/2009 Andrew Johnson DOE 1/2011 Erik Olson Lieutenant 2 DOE 3/2011 Michael Schnedler - DOE 3/2011 Bob Seltz DOE 11/2001 5
Matthew Schilling DOE 7/2012 Robert Schmitz DOE 7/2012 LOA 7-1-15 6-30-2016 Devin Noeldner Secretary DOE 8/2012 Scott Beaty DOE 4/2014 Tanner Hasse DOE 4/2014 Robert Clark DOE 6-2014 6
Travis Esler DOE 6/2015 RESIGNED IN 2015 Brian Roy DOE 1/2008 Resigned 5-15-15 Jeff Navoichick DOE 6/2008 Resigned 10-19-15 As of the end of 2015 there were 30 Active Firefighters and 1 Firefighter on a personal leave of absence. The allowed full Firefighter roster is 37. 7
WACONIA FIRE DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT Provide the citizens who are protected by the Waconia Fire Department with professionally trained individuals to help reduce the loss of life and property due to fire, natural disasters, life threatening situations and all other emergencies when summoned by the public. These services shall be performed in an effective manner by proper training of the fire department personnel, fire prevention, emergency response and fire suppression. 2015 EMERGENCY RESPONSES BY TYPE & LOCATION JANUARY 1, 2015 - DECEMBER 31, 2015 CITY LAKETOWN WACONIA ANNUAL WACONIA TOWNSHIP TOWNSHIP TOTALS CALLS HOURS CALLS HOURS CALLS HOURS CALLS HOURS FIRES 10 181 6 151 3 128 19 460 MEDICALS 178 1934 7 126 13 172 198 2232 PI ACCIDENTS 24 418 5 59 5 123 34 600 FIRE ALARMS 46 585 2 13 0 0 48 598 CO ALARMS 19 292 0 0 2 48 21 340 SMOKE ODOR 3 59 0 0 0 0 3 59 GAS LEAK 14 155 0 0 0 0 14 155 POWER LINES 2 18 0 0 1 12 3 30 GOOD INTENT 2 48 2 28 2 35 6 111 WATER FLOW 4 56 0 0 0 0 4 56 HAZ MAT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ASST. AGENCIES 7 85 1 23 0 0 8 108 TOTALS 309 3831 23 400 26 518 358 4749 SEVERE WEATHER 1 34 MUTUAL AID ASSISTS Fire assits, station stand-by, 9 294 LAKE INCIDENTS Assist Boater, boat rescue 2 39 TOTALS EMERGENCIES CALLS AND HOURS 370 5116 The fire department was requested a total of 399 times. Of this number, we responded to 370 incidents. There were 29 times we were cancelled by Dispatch before we checked into service. PROPERTY DAMAGED FROM FIRE (estimated): City of Waconia $ 45,125 Laketown Township $ 500 Waconia Township $ 0 Total damage by fire $ 45,625 8
Water Pumped: Fire Hose Laid: City 3,611 gallons City 505 feet Laketown Township 1,750 gallons Laketown Township 300 feet Waconia Township 15,050 gallons Waconia Township 500 feet Mutual Aid Assists 25gallons Mutual Aid Assists 325 feet TOTALS 20,436 Gallons 1,630 Feet The total gallons of water used by the fire department from Waconia City Wells in 2015 were 31,071 gallons. The water was used for firefighting, pump testing, hose testing, training and routine operations of the apparatus. TYPE OF CALL - 2015 PERCENTAGE Medicals 54% Fire Alarms 13% Fire 5% P.I. s (Personal Injury Accidents) 9% Carbon Monoxide Alarms 6% Gas Leaks/Odor 4% Assist Other Agencies 2% Good Intent 2% Smoke Odor 1% Utility Lines 1% Lake Incidents 1% Hazardous Materials 0 All others = 2% EMERGENCY CALL PERCENTAGES 5 year average for emergency call percentages. 2011 THORUGH 2015 AVGERAGE 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 5 Year AVG. MEDICALS 45% 52% 61% 55% 54% 53% FIRE ALARMS 18% 11% 10% 12% 13% 13% P.I. ACCIDENTS 6% 6% 7% 6% 9% 7% FIRES 7% 9% 3% 7% 5% 6% OTHER CALLS 24% 22% 19% 20% 19% 21% TOTAL CALLS 337 344 352 375 370 356 9
FIRES Any response that involves fire whether there was damage caused or not. These include all structures, vehicles, equipment, appliances, open land, crop land, electrical fixtures, etc. MEDICAL Includes all responses where medical care is provided to anyone when there is life threatening injury, e.g., feeling very ill, injured and/or otherwise traumatized. This does not include people who were involved or traumatized in personal injury accidents. There are 7 automatic starts adopted by the Carver County Mutual Aid Association in conjunction with the Sheriff s Office and Ridgeview Medical Center that may trigger the need for our services. The fire department can also be started at the request of the deputy and/or the paramedics given their location and the nature of the call for service. P.I. ACCIDENTS Includes requests for our services to respond to any type of motor vehicle accident where there is injury or assistance is required from other agencies. This would include all types of vehicles including on and off the road and lake incidents. We may also get started when an accident is reported and it is unknown if there are any injuries or if there are other hazards, such as power lines down, traffic control, leaky fluids, hazardous material, etc. Again, the deputy and the paramedics can request our services as they deem necessary. FIRE ALARMS This includes smoke detectors, heat detectors, combination detectors and any other alarms that might be connected to the fire alarm system. This includes commercial, industrial, institutional and residential structures. OTHER This category is a catch all for all of the other responses we are summoned to. This includes CO alarms, weather spotting, gas odor, gas leaks, power lines down, bomb threats, domestic standby, flood assistance, storm damage/assessment, search, good intent calls, standby, etc. DEPARTMENT HOURLY STATISTICS RESPONSE TIMES: Our average response time for 2015 was 1 minute. Response time is considered the time the 1 st page is activated until the first apparatus checks into service w/dispatch. The response time for 2015 decreased by 1 minute when compared to the average in 2014. 370 Total Responses: Average In Service Time: 1 Minute. 193 Responses between 17:00 and 07:00 (Night 52%): Average In Service Time: 1 Minute. Average On Scene Time: 4 Minutes. 177 Responses between 07:00 and 17:00 (Day 48%): Average In Service Time: 1 Minute. Average On Scene Time: 4 Minutes. 110 Responses on Saturdays and Sundays 30%: Average In Service Time: 1 Minute. Average On Scene Time: 4 Minutes. 260 Response Mondays through Fridays 70%: Average In Service Time: 1 Minute. Average On Scene Time: 4.5 Minutes. Saturday was the busiest day of the week for call response in 2015 with a total of 67 responses or 18%. 10
Districts Total Alarms Average Response (minutes) Waconia City 312 2.5 Laketown Township 23 6 Waconia Township 26 6.5 Mutual Aid 9 11 Total 370 6.5 Total Response time to an emergency can be calculated by adding the in service and on scene times together. This gives us the time it takes from the first call for service until a firefighter is on the scene of the emergency. The average total response time for all responses in 2015 is 4.2 Minutes. The Fire Department Command Vehicle is staffed voluntarily by an Officer 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and is the specific reason our response times are excellent. Below are the Officers and the number of hours each staffed the vehicle in 2015. Officer Days Hours Chief 1 141 3384 Chief 2 40 960 Chief 3 85 2040 Captain 1 22 528 Captain 2 23 552 Captain 3 26 624 Captain 4 25 600 Lieutenant 1 1 24 Lieutenant 2 2 48 Lieutenant 3 0 0 Totals 365 8760 11
Firefighter Response: In 2015 our average response for fire fighters per call is 13.2 firefighters. The average firefighter response per call from 07:00 17:00 is 9.4 firefighters per call. This is a decrease of.6 firefighters from 2014 and an increase of 1.6 firefighters from 2013. The average firefighter response per call from 17:00 Midnight is 16.8 firefighters per call. The average firefighter response per call from Midnight 07:00 is 13.5 firefighters per call. The average firefighter response per call from 07:00 17:00 during the work week (Mon-Fri) is 7.2 firefighters per call. This is a decrease of 1.8 firefighters per call for 2014. The average firefighter response per call from 7:00 16:00 during the work week (Mon-Fri) is 6.8 firefighters per call. This is the first year of reporting this information. Other activities of the fire department for 2015 include: The Fire Chief logged an average of about 114 hours per month ( for 2015) which includes administrative duties such as phone calls, message returns, e-mail follow up, response to requests, research, code questions, plan reviews, lock box administration, personnel issues and other items. These hours do not include emergency call response, meetings or training. The total hours for the Fire Chief s activities are shown below as well as administrative hours for all Chief and Company Officers that were provided for this report. Waconia Fire Department Fire Chief Hours 2015 ACTIVITY HOURS Administration 1370 Regular Training 46.8 Outside Training 109 Business Meetings 9 Officer Meetings 38.5 County MA Meetings 19 Emer. Call Response 224 MSFDA Region 11 21 Facility Pre-planning 12 MSFCB Exec. Board 20 Community Service 47.5 Strategic Planning 63.5 Grand Total 1,980.3 Waconia Fire Department 2015 Chief Officer Administrative Hours OFFICER HOURS Chief 1 1370 Chief 2 488 Chief 3 384 Grand Total 2242 Waconia Fire Department 2015 Other Officer Hours OFFICER HOURS Captains (4) 304.5 Lieutenants (1) 643.25 Secretary 76 Grand Total 1023.75 The Assistant Chief (2) of Training and Personnel logged an average of 41 hours per month (488) for administrative, scheduling, supervision and organizing training events. This number does not reflect the hours for call response, training, meetings, public fire education or community service. 12
The Assistant Chief (3) of Operations logged an average of hours per month 32 (384) for administrative tasks like fire reports to the State of Minnesota, payroll, general reports, event coordination, purchasing and other tasks as assigned by the Chief. This number does not reflect the hours for call response, training, meetings, public fire education or community service. Weekly apparatus and equipment check/inspections performed by the Captain of the Engine Company, estimated at 104 hours. Officer s meetings: There were a total of 5 Executive Board meetings that accumulated 166 total hours with an average of 9 of 11 officers per meeting. There were a total of 9 Chief Officer Meetings that accumulated 66.5 total hours with an average of all 3 Chiefs in attendance. Quarterly Fire Department Business Meetings accrued 243.5 hours with an average of 27 firefighters attending. Regional Business Meeting: Quarterly Meetings for MSFDA United Fire Fighter s Region 11: 52 hours with an average of 3 firefighters attending each meeting. Annual testing of the fire hose was 39 hours. This is performed in compliance with the NFPA standard 1962 by Fire Catt Incorporated. This reduced the amount of time required of the firefighters by 57 hours. This saved time was utilized for additional fire training hours for the firefighters. Weekly checks of SCBA, battery operated equipment and trauma bags by Captain 4, is estimated at 234 hours. Public Fire Education: Hours exceeded 200 reaching more than 800 men, women and children. Local Businesses and individuals contributed $2,770 for fire prevention materials for the students in District 110 schools. In 2015, as in past years, each firefighter was requested to document any hours invested in the organization for any activity they performed above their regular assigned duties and responsibilities. Not all firefighters contributed documentation for their participation in community service activities and other time spent. We are improving the capture of this information in 2016. In 2015 firefighters logged a total of 20,938 hours towards the Department. This equates to an average of 675 hours annually per firefighter (average of 31 firefighters) or 56 hours per month per firefighter. Time spent on many other Fire Department committees or projects were not provided for this report. This report also does not reflect the many hours and meetings the members participate in for the Waconia Fire Department Relief Association. 13
2015 Annual Training & Attendance Report This report contains the hours of Fire training, Medical training, Company Drills and Community Service hours performed by the Members of the Waconia Fire Department in 2015. January Blood-Borne Pathogens & Right to Know 79 Medical Group A&B CPR Refresher 81 Outside Training 0 Community Service 38 Drill Hose Co. Ladder Maintenance & Use, Engine Co. Apparatus 28 Placement Table Top, Ladder Co. Forms & Documentation MONTHY TOTALS 226 February Survivability Prop 100 Medical Group A Pediatric Care 28 Outside Training 156 Community Service 2.75 Drill Hose Co. Ice Rescue Response, Engine Co. C.A.F.S, Ladder Co. 3 27 minute drill (hydrant) MONTHY TOTALS 313.75 March Officers Command Training, Firefighters Tools & Equipment 75 Medical Group A Environmental Issues, Head Chest & Abdominal 30 Injuries, Triage, Helmet Removal Review Outside Training 35 Community Service 10 Drill 0 MONTHY TOTALS 150 April Wild Land Firefighting (Introduction & SOG s) 81 Medical Group A Triage 22 Outside Training 96 Community Service 55.75 Drill Fire Pumps, Hand Lines, & Equipment 56 MONTHY TOTALS 310.75 14
May Wild Land Fire Fighting Simulation of Brush Fire with Exposure 77 Protection Medical Group A Vitals, Test Review & Test 34 Outside Training 8.5 Community Service 5 Drill Hose Co. 3 Minute Drill, Engine Co. 3 Minute Drill, Ladder Co. 50 Arial & Bucket Operations MONTHY TOTALS 174.5 June Blue Card Terminology, Roll UP Scenarios, Right Seat Operations & 67 Level I & Level II Staging Medical Group A&B Lucas CPR, CPR, King Airways & Vitals 50 Outside Training 16 Community Service 56.5 Drill 0 MONTHY TOTALS 189.5 July Water Rescue Lake Waconia Scenarios with Right Seat Officer and 81 Command Training, Victim Rescue, Throwing Devices, B11 B12 & PWC Operations Medical Group B Pediatrics Vitals & Assessments 39 Outside Training 0 Community Service 27.75 Drill Hose Co. Small Engines & Foam Pro Operations, Engine Co. 52 Relay Pumping & Communications, Ladder Co. Ropes & Knots, Tool & Equipment Hoisting and Ladders MONTHY TOTALS 199.75 August Denver Drill Prop, Ropes & Rigging, Rescue Rigging Identification 44 Medical Group B Spinal Immobilization, Helmet Removal (EJECT), 28 Lucas CPR Review Outside Training 0 Community Service 113.25 Drill 0 MONTHY TOTALS 185.25 September Mandatory Agility & Fit Testing 58 Medical Group B Triage, Environmental Issues, Ambulance 29 Familiarization and Review Outside Training 40 Community Service 35.25 Drill 0 MONTHY TOTALS 162.25 15
October Car Fire Prop, Right Seat Command & Size Up 83 Medical Group B Medical & Trauma Situations, Review & Test 33 Outside Training 73 Community Service 78 Drill Dr. Sipprell (Back Boarding Protocol Update & Review 54 MONTHY TOTALS 321 November Captains Drills Stations Included, Search & Rescue, Blitz Attack, 3 74 Minute Drill, R11 Equipment Review Medical Group A&B 0 Outside Training 89 Community Service 6.5 Drill Hose Co. Carver County Dispatch Tour, Engine Co. Apparatus 42 Response & Tanker 11 Operations, Ladder Co. TW11 Tools & Equipment, Video Review on Ground Ladders MONTHY TOTALS 211.5 December NO Training for December 0 Medical Group A&B 0 Outside Training 42 Community Service 17.5 NO Drill 0 MONTHY TOTALS 282 2015 Totals In House Fire Training 819 Medical Group A&B 374 Outside Training 555.5 Community Service 446.25 Drill 309 Monthly Truck Checks (2 hours of Drill) 61 TOTAL HOURS 2564.75 Looking back, a 4 year comparison 2014 Totals In House Fire Training 1,028.1 Medical Group A&B 422.3 Outside Training 563 Community Service 266.1 Monthly Work Night 1019.6 TOTAL HOURS with work night & truck checks 3,299.1 16
2013 Totals In House Fire Training 1,028.1 Medical Group A&B 422.3 Outside Training 563 Community Service 266.1 TOTAL HOURS 2,279.5 2012 Totals In House Fire Training 1,026.25 Medical Group A&B 314.25 Outside Training 688.75 Community Service 339.75 TOTAL HOURS 2,369 2011 Totals In House Fire Training 962 Medical Group A&B 354.5 Outside Training 603.25 Community Service 248.5 TOTAL HOURS 2,169 2015 Monthly Summary January AWAIR, 4 Gas Monitors, Right to Know & Blood Borne Pathogens. February Customized Fire Training Inc. Survivability Prop March Introduction to Blue Card Incident Command April Wild Land Firefighting May Continued with Wild Land Firefighting with a grass fire scenario on an Industrial Blvd. with Exposure Protection June Blue Card Incident Command Terminology & Roll Up scenarios at public works July Water Rescue on Lake Waconia August Denver Rescue Drill Prop was introduced and firefighters Practiced in crews of 4. High and Low angle Rescue Equipment Review September Annual Agility and SCBA Fit Testing October Customized Fire Training Inc. - Car Fire Simulator. Firefighters practice roll up scenarios and officers practiced Right Front Seat Incident Command. November Captains Drill, Crews rotated through 4 practical skill stations. 3 Minute Drill, Blitz Attack, Search/Rescue and Rescue 11 Equipment Review. December No training. December is a busy time of year for all of us. Now we schedule 2 nights in August to offset the lost training hours in December. 17
Assistant Chief of Training 2015 Review and Highlights In 2015, Company Training (Drill) was introduced at the end of the month instead of traditional Work Night prior to quarterly Business or Relief Association Meetings. Company Officers plan and lead drills for their members and the Companies challenged themselves by working hands on with the trucks, tools and equipment. This Drill was well received by the members, who like smaller groups and opportunities for more hands on training. Blue Card Command principles were introduced to the firefighters as means of improving fire ground operations. At the end of 2015 all of our officers were signed up for Blue Card Incident Command Instruction and we look forward to improving our Incident Command presence at responses as this training is completed. In 2015 we brought in new outside professional instruction and will continue to expand on the model of outside instruction with added Company drill time in 2016. We believe this to be more beneficial to the organization and individual training needs of firefighters. Thank you to our entire membership for their time and commitment to the Waconia Fire Department. Brandon Kolesar Chief 2 Training and Personal Waconia Fire Department PHOTOS OF TRAINING IN 2015 18
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Contributions to this report were made by Chief Mark Morse, Asst. Chief Brandon Kolesar, Asst. Chief Jeffrey Hillstrom, Captain Michael Dressel, Captain Justin Sorensen, Lieutenant Randall Sorensen and Secretary Devin Noeldner. Pictured above are the 2015 Waconia Fire Department Officers. (Not pictured is Lieutenant David Marquardt) This group provides leadership and direction to the organization. I extend my heartfelt appreciation for their passion, commitment, dedication and service to the Department and our community. This 2015 Waconia Fire Department annual report is respectfully submitted by: Mark Morse Fire Chief 27